spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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The breakthrough came from the US Air Force, which had spent years developing a propellant called ASCENT (Advanced SpaceCraft Energetic Non-Toxic propellant) as a greener replacement for hydrazine, a highly toxic chemical traditionally used in spacecraft propulsion.
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Omar Kardoudi
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
Following launch, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture Cygnus and install the spacecraft to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
The two missions raised the total number of active Starlink satellites in orbit to over 10,500 spacecraft, out of the more than 12,162 launched since 2019.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 June 2026
But the spacecraft’s sudden failure was a surprise.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
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Omar Kardoudi
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
Following launch, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture Cygnus and install the spacecraft to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
The two missions raised the total number of active Starlink satellites in orbit to over 10,500 spacecraft, out of the more than 12,162 launched since 2019.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 June 2026
But the spacecraft’s sudden failure was a surprise.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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